Retrofitting is the process of changing technology or adding entities to the building that ultimately result in the addition of strength of the existing structure without its demolition. With better ...
The preservation and retrofitting of existing buildings has become one of the most important tasks of the construction industry, not least because of the growing demand for sustainability. fischer's ...
In Nepal, the structural design of public health infrastructures is based on the norms of the Nepal National Building Code whereas the functional parts are based on the Nepal Health Building and ...
It's been 17 years since the Northridge earthquake, but thousands of soft-story structures in Los Angeles remain unfit to handle a similar tremor. In December, officials finished work on the ...
To strengthen the ability of the existing public buildings to withstand seismic forces, the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC) has selected two inter-colleges at Bageshwar and ...
About 30 inspection teams of two inspectors each have conducted at least quick exterior inspections of downtown Napa, Calif., buildings since a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the region. More than ...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of structural engineers gathered Monday to address the risks posed by earthquakes to some of the oldest buildings in the city of Los Angeles. The "2014 BAR Summit: ...
IMPRESSIVE shell of an early 1900s mansion in Talisay,Neg. Occ., is now The Ruins. Reuse, adapt, retrofit are the more common buzzwords conservationists use to encourage owners to retain their old ...